Meaning of the nameJosiano
- Male
- Jo-si-a-no
Josiano is a Brazilian masculine name with the form Josi- + -ano, the masculine counterpart of Josiana; the origin of Josi- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,232 people named Josiano, the 4,748th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Josiano is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,232
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,748
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,478
- people
Josiano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josiano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,052 people).
31 women 2,201 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Josiano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josiano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 287 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 231 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 204 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 135 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 117 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 66 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josiano
Josiano has the form Josi- + -ano, the same as Josiana, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes as Josi- + -ana. According to the Morfemário, the origin of Josi- is uncertain: the oldest name of the type recorded in the dictionary is Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar, which Guérios considers a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria. As for -ano, it comes from Latin -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,232 people named Josiano, with a median age of 37; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josiano
What does the name Josiano mean?
The meaning of Josiano is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Josiano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,232 people with the first name Josiano, which ranks it number 4,748 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josiano a boy's or a girl's name?
Josiano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 2,201 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josiano most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Josiano (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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